Day: February 25, 2025

Britain will aim to spend 3% of its GDP on defence in the next parliament, due to begin in 2029, and will help to fund that increased spending by cutting its aid budget, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Tuesday.

British defence spending will reach 2.5% of GDP by 2027, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Tuesday, setting out the country’s biggest sustained increase in its defence budget since the end of the Cold War.

The prime minister says he will cut the UK’s aid budget to fund the rise in defence spending.

The upgraded and expanded North Field will increase its capacity to handle both routine and contingency operations.

For centuries, one of the biggest taboos at the Vatican was openly discussing the pope’s health. As leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics, the pope is a revered spiritual figure. Talking about his earthly health was profane.

Eleven days after the pope was hospitalized, speculation is mounting and prayers for his recovery verge on a vigil.

Plus, some Republican lawmakers said they plan to ask for more information about DOGE’s moves, and more compassion from Elon Musk after hearing from angry constituents.

The US and Ukraine are negotiating a separate deal involving rare earth metals

The Trump administration may soon be forced to answer central questions about its Department of Government Efficiency and about major other actions by government agencies that are now being challenged in court, as the quick-moving legal proceedings head to the next phase.

TV shows often deliberately choose to leave some questions unanswered despite knowing that audiences will go into a frenzy trying to work them out.